Bullying prevention in schools - a randomized controlled trial

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Conditions: bullying among studentsbehavioral disorders, emotional disorders, health-related quality of life, self-harming behavior, problematic Internet use

Registration Number: DRKS00028183

Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Zentrum für psychosoziale Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 8500

Inclusion Criteria

Participants in the study are students from grades 3 to 9 at a maximum of 40 pilot schools in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Exclusion Criteria

The survey is voluntary and can be quit or not taken at all at any time at the request of the parent or guardian or the student, without giving reasons or incurring disadvantages.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bullying in school represents the primary outcome of the study. The Bullying Screening (Wolke et al., 2000, 2017) is used to assess the following variables: direct bullying, indirect bullying and cyberbullying.<br>In addition, the contextual conditions of the bullying, the social support at school in the case of bullying, the personal sensation when observing bullying as well as bullying experiences longer in the past are explored.<br>The questionnaire is completed by the students online in the class setting and takes a maximum of 20 minutes. The bullying questions form the first part of the annual student survey, which schools conduct on their own. The baseline survey is planned for March 2022 to November 2023 (secondary schools) and March 2023 to November 2024 (elementary schools). The postline accordingly one year later.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures